The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-22
OVER THE ORANGE BELT.
improvements Along the Line-Oak-
lands Opportunity.


OAKLAND, FLA, April 21.-A MORNING
News representative made hasty trip over
the Orange Belt road-now the Handsome
narrow gauge" of South Florida-on Friday
last and was greatly surprised at the many
new improvements visible along its line and
at Oakland, its present terminus.
Your correspondent came over on the first
| train, at the formal opening of the road in
! November last, and the difference between
then and now is certainly surprising, and
| doubtless very encouraging, to the mana
! gers of the Orange Belt and the people of
this section.
Starting at Monroe, at the head of lake
| Monroe, where this road joins the Jackson
| vile, Tampa and Key West railway, we
soon reach Sylvan Lake, the first town on
| the line. A handsome depot attracts the
attention first, and a look around shows
neat and nice appearing dwelling houses,
| a fine and commodious church, two stores,
| thrifty groves etc. Next comes Paola with
| its large acreage of beautiful orange groves
| the residences showing here and there
| amidst the green leaves. The Orange Belt
railway here crosses the Sanford and Lake
Eustis railroad Paola thus has the advan-
| tages Of two roads, and is growing and
| thrifty place. In succession come Island
| Lake, Glen Ethel, Altamonte, Forest City,
| Toronto, Lakeville, Clarkona, Mount Miller
| Crown Point and Oakland The settlements
| all along the road show many signs of inn
| prOvement, many new clearings and scores
of new houses being visible.
AT Oakland a number OF line dwellings,
are IN course OF erectlon, whiie several al
ready hnlShed SHOW OH the place TO great
advantage. Inc stores DISPLAY tlne STOCKS
and have good trade. Among the larger
| firms are:
Livery and Feed Stable-Roper & Letson.
s-,MlIlhoiland q Harris
General Mercnandlse-Speer q Sadler,
ana Gllkerson a. enid
1tentS' FURNISHING loods-John Dawes.
Mr. j. H. WlSe Is the genial postmaster
ana also agent Tor the MORNING NEWS.
AFTER hearty meal at the OAK House,
Whlch, by the way, Is one OF the best coun-
Try notes IN That section, your correspond
ehI accepted an lnVluatlon EXTENDED Dy MI;
d. H. Sadier TO take a rlde up tne iaKe ana
through some or the hne truck gardens, Tor
Whlch TINS region Is famous. Inc num-
mocks along the cage OF the lake are very
rlch ana produce large crops WIN no lerUu-
lZlng. IN the case OF early crops Oh Deans,
peas, tomatoes, etc, some tertlllzer Is used
to force them ahead to eaten the early mar
KeUs. 1nere were HlagiiIlceho patches Oh
beans, peas, cucumbers, celery, strawberries
tomatoes, cue; ana the growers were Wen
pleased WIN the prices SO iar ootalned; f0r
instance 'Ai NSOi 10 toO"oh "o' Ju70 iiiih'n
ing picking from nan acre VI Solueh wax
beans. lie used 80 worth OF commerclal
tertillzer, ana ana most OF the WORK hiinselt,
Two boys helplng MN 10 PICK ana snip. he
mas shlpped nlhety,hVe crates already, ana
expects 10 snip fuliy Ten 10 nlteen more
returns so tar nave netted MN - ~ TO
% 20 per crate; MOI pad Ior tne tiine ana
WORK gwen Inc returns on twenty-five
crates OF tomatoes We're $40 IL net
Mr.. j. ID. Sadler planted crop
OF peas, marketing them IN January at
80 TO 80 % gross per craze; IN FEBRUARY he
planted tomatoes, and from their present
thIllty appearance ne ieeis Sangulhe OF
large cr0p-l,0OO 10 LOW crates from hVe
acres. These instances could De multiplied
After passing through THESE me hummock
lanos Iof several miles, we turned up INTO
the mgh pine section ana visited a number
OF Their hne groves, most OF Them grown
without the ala OF commercial Iertlllzers.
Ihey all We're looking well the Grees healthy
and growing vigorously. In Few years an
| enormous quantity OF oranges VIII De shipped
from along the hne OF TINS ROAD.
| Late III the evening we drove out west OF
the place, passing the hne place and resi-
dence OF MI. DANIEL Foley on Lake John,
ana ealing at Killarney, new town three
miles from Oakland. 1t Is located between